diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
index 747df41e908..940a7ad3865 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ export function containsUnremovable(node) {
 
 export function getInSelection(document, selector) {
     const selection = document.getSelection();
-    const range = !!selection.rangeCount && selection.getRangeAt(0);
+    const range = selection && !!selection.rangeCount && selection.getRangeAt(0);
     return (
         range &&
         (closestElement(range.startContainer, selector) ||
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
index 76f45be35d1..6d61364452c 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ const Wysiwyg = Widget.extend({
         this.toolbar.$el.find('.only_fa').toggleClass('d-none', !$target.is('.fa'));
         // Hide the create-link button if the selection spans several blocks.
         const selection = this.odooEditor.document.getSelection();
-        const range = selection.rangeCount && selection.getRangeAt(0);
+        const range = selection && selection.rangeCount && selection.getRangeAt(0);
         const $rangeContainer = range && $(range.commonAncestorContainer);
         const spansBlocks = range && !!$rangeContainer.contents().filter((i, node) => isBlock(node)).length;
         if (!range || spansBlocks) {